On Wednesday at 2 am, the Pattaya Police Investigating Inspector Pol. Lt. Surachote Gangwaanwanit were called to investigate a massive accident on Pattaya’s Third Road, near the Balihai Pier Flyover Bridge. One foreigner was reported dead, a taxi bike driver in a coma, and there were many cars and motorcycles damaged as well.
The police and the Sawang Boriboon Rescue Team had to race against time to help the injured and restore the roadway, as almost 10 vehicles were damaged in this catastrophe. A wrecked black Toyota Yaris was found on the sidewalk in front of a restaurant on top of a motorcycle. The bike was also completely ruined, and the owner of this motorcycle, Mr. Pongsapak Seekong, aged 52, the a taxi bike driver, was found underneath the Yaris in a coma.
The Sawang Boriboon Rescuers managed to take Pongsapak to Banglamung Hospital, and while the police continued to investigate, they found the shattered body of a male foreigner, age around 25-30, wearing a gray t-shirt and a pair of blue shorts. He had suffered a serious head injury and multiple fractures across his body, which was lying in the middle of the road. The man had no documents on him, and only 300 baht. The corpse was taken to Banglamung Hospital, awaiting the family to be informed.
A Thai woman and her foreign husband stated that the accident happened while they were driving a motorcycle up the Bali Hai Pier Flyover Bridge. They witnessed 2 cars racing down the flyover bridge that almost hit them. Then they heard the sounds of vehicles colliding and the sound of hard objects being dragged along the road. When the witnesses stopped to see what had happened, they saw that the Yaris had crashed into the motorcycle taxi before smashing another 10 motorcycles parked along the sidewalk.
A noodle vender stated that after the accident happened, 2 young men and 2 young women got out of one of the cars, jumped into the other car and fled the scene. The police started tracking the other car immediately and further investigations will be made at every level, as as many victims and damaged vehicles were involved.
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